Wolf Population Management Plan- Your Opinion

[Gray Wolf]

On March 28, 2008, gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains were removed from the federal endangered species list, and management of wolves within Idaho passed to Idaho Fish and Game. Wolves will be managed as a big game species under the Idaho Wolf Population Management Plan adopted by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission March 6 and under the state’s earlier Wolf Conservation and Management Plan approved by the Idaho Legislature in 2002.

Delisting includes gray wolves in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and parts of Washington, Oregon and Utah. About 13 years ago, 66 gray wolves were reintroduced to central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park.

[trax]

My opinion is that the wolves should have been left alone in the first dam place but it's probably necessary now for a bunch of propellor heads to try to re-adjust nature and a bunch of salivating gun nuts who think hunting means "have a rack of antlers to hang your 47 caps on" to be loading up and piling onto their Honda 4x4's and shooting everything in sight with grey fur.

They have a tourist season, why can't I hunt tourists?

[Rick]

Actually, it has been returned to protected endangered status via an injunction.

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/wildlife/wolves/

That aside, there are estimated to be about 1500 gray wolves in the wild. That's not a huge number to be messing with in my opinion.

[Gray Wolf]

Yes, but with a catch:

Wolves have reverted to management under a section of the Endangered Species Act known as the 10(j) rule, which was revised in January.

Simply put, the 10(j) rule allows states and tribes with approved wolf management plans to manage these wolves to ensure the health of wild elk and deer herds and to protect private property. The rule also allows individuals on private or public land to kill a wolf that is in the act of attacking their stock animals or dogs, except land north of Interstate 90 in Idaho, or land administered by the National Park Service, and provided there is no evidence of intentional baiting, feeding or deliberate attractants of wolves.

Right

[Sourdough]

Solution is move 50% of the wolves east of the Mississippi River, everyone happy for 10 years.

[BraggSurvivor]

Were they not Canadian wolves sent down in the first place? Send them back.....I'll take six.

[Sourdough]

Nope: they were from the Great State of Alaska, and we do not want them back, unless they and tanned and made into parkas......

[BraggSurvivor]

Nope: they were from the Great State of Alaska, and we do not want them back, unless they and tanned and made into parkas......

Hmmm, I thought there wolves sent from Alberta to Montana a few years ago.

[trax]

You're right Bragg, there were, it was all over the news at the time.

[BraggSurvivor]

Yea, here is a good write up: http://www.wolfsongalaska.org/wolves_canada_alberta.htm

[trax]

Nope: they were from the Great State of Alaska, and we do not want them back, unless they and tanned and made into parkas......

Don't like wolves,don't go where the wolves live. They don't come to your house. (they can't operate door knobs for one thing)

[Gray Wolf]

we do not want them back, unless they and tanned and made into parkas......

AAWWW even this one?

[trax]

that's an adorable little fella alright GW, nice to think that he's going to grow up to be one of the most effective killers on the planet

[nell67]

oh,he/ she is beautiful!!

[BraggSurvivor]

A couple weeks ago my daughter sighted a lone pure black wolf behind my barn when she was doing early morning chores. (one I haven't seen before) The slaughter of a couple of my beef steers could have attracted him. I spent the day cleaning up and hot liming/tiling the soil where I slaughtered the steers. No sign of him since.

What gets me is where were my dogs......

[Rick]

Not to dispute your word but I went back and read the whole thing. I must be a complete idiot. Wolves can be "lethally" controlled if they impact ungulate populations. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO! For cryin' out loud. We manage ungulates instead of letting nature takes it course like she's done for oh, I don't know, millions of years. Hello? I don't understand this. There must be something seriously wrong with me.

[Gray Wolf]

nice to think that he's going to grow up to be one of the most effective killers on the planet

Yea, right behind humans...

[Sourdough]

I love the wolves. I have had more wolves trot into my camps than likely anyone on this forum has. And yes they all trotted away unharmed. I just feel if you hire biologist to manage fish and game, they should do that not a judge in the judicial system.

[Ole WV Coot]

What's the big deal ? We "imported" coyotes here, anacondas in Florida and started with sparrows years ago. Anyone that don't agree that our government could screw up a two car funeral given the chance? They know what's best for us, why not animals? Need I mention the green shrubbery that is choking every tree in Appalachia?

[skunkkiller]

wolves are good they keep down the pop. of deer and elk .we have woves east of the mississippi but you can send more if you like.